It's been a long time since I've stayed up through the wee hours of the morning to finish reading a book that is entirely too absorbing to put down. I haven't bothered to post a picture of these books on here because Blythe just did. Blythe, in fact, is the reason I read these books. She's been urging me for weeks to take a look at them, and I finally got around to it last Monday night. And into Tuesday morning. I enjoyed them so much, in fact, that I bribed a student with (a minuscule amount of) extra credit to let me borrow the second book, which he had in his backpack.
I can see what Blythe was saying when she remarked how similar the two books are, while realizing that the subtle differences in the interaction really make the book. When I started the first book, I realized that Katniss had to survive, since The Hunger Games is the first book in a trilogy, but I wasn't entirely sure how that would happen. Peeta I never felt completely invested in until the second book. Now I can't wait to see what happens to everybody in the third book.
I love how these books are absorbing and adventurous, yet, if you care too look further into them, have something deeper to say about our society and its current and possible future state. That they are written for teenagers is immaterial. Or maybe it says something about how we should really view our teens... Here's hoping Holly finished Blythe's copy of Mockingjay this weekend so I can read it tomorrow!
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